Monday, June 21, 2010

PlasticsEurope critical of German BPA precautions

Plastics News: "Industry trade association PlasticsEurope has hit out at a report published earlier this month by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (Umweltbundesamt) which recommends that producers and users of bisphenol A adopt alternatives as a precautionary measure.

The Umweltbundesamt report, “Bisphenol A: a chemical with adverse effects produced in large quantities,” was published on June 9. According to Brussels-based PlasticsEurope, its recommendation — that BPA producers and users switch to alternatives — is a misinterpretation of the European Union’s precautionary principle."

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